While many people think of genetic manipulation of food crops as being aimed at developing larger and larger plant varieties, some plant breeders have in fact concentrated on discovering or producing dwarf varieties, which are roughly half as tall as normal varieties.

Which of the following would, if true, most help to explain the strategy of the plant breeders referred to above?

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Plant varieties used as food by some are used as ornamentals by others.

The wholesale prices of a given crop decrease as the supply of it increases.

Crops once produced exclusively for human consumption are often now used for animal feed.

Short plants are less vulnerable to strong wind and heavy rains.

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Nations with large industrial sectors tend to consume more processed grains.

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Comments

ThanhAug 16

thanks, this one was pretty quick once I realized it's just asking for an upside of being short

JoshuaAug 30

exactly, you're just looking for a reason short is actually better

SomaliAug 18

short plants survive storms better, simple as that. D all day

KrishnaJun 17

is this really sub-505? felt almost too easy after staring at the word 'paradox' for 5 minutes 😅

What this question tests

Whether you can explain an apparent contradiction in a way that makes both facts true.

Picking an option that explains one side of the paradox while making the other side false.